Lord Mayor Yacob of Gondar

Mayor Yacob of Assab (1042-) was a noble of the County of Assab. He later found refuge in Axum after Abyssinia conquered Assab, and he converted to Judaism.

Biography
Yacob was born in 1042 to a Sunni Muslim family of Ethiopians, and he became the mayor of Assab in present-day Eritrea.